Tag: Christian
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68. Life is Precious
Perhaps the title of this sermon, “Life is Precious”, seems trite or a worn cliché. Yet we can never be reminded enough of how precious life is. On March 18, 1990, Pastor Lee took a broad swipe at this multifaceted subject. Pastor Lee doesn’t dive deep into any one characteristic of the subject. However, even…
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66. Thermostats and Thermometers
Pastor Lee exhorts us to not let the world determine how we act or react, based on the temperature in the room. That we are to be thermostats, not thermometers. Pastor Lee uses a number of metaphors as examples as to how we should live in this world. Urging us to enjoy the Christian life by…
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64. Broken Instruments for God’s Symphony
Titled, “Broken Instruments for God’s Symphony”. It is the third sermon in a three-part series based on 1 Corinthians, the first chapter. It was first presented on January 28, 1990. Pastor Lee invites us to lean into the emotions we might have from the times in our lives when we were overlooked by this world.…
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56. Hang Tough
In podcast #56, Pastor Lee preaches from the Epistle Lesson found in Hebrews 12:1-13. He also references Hebrews 11 in what he calls the “Hall of Fame of believers”. Pastor Lee effectively uses ‘running’ as a metaphor throughout this message as he exhorts his parishioners to have the endurance to walk out their Christian faith…
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50. So What’s New?
This podcast marks the 50th podcast of Keep the Main Thing. We start this year off by bringing you a sermon from January 7, 1990. Pastor Lee uses the Old Testament lesson to outline all the ways that having a relationship with God can be a new adventure, leading to a richer, more meaningful life. Please…
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27. Christ’s Say-So
Celebrating Pastor Leland Evenson’s 20th anniversary at his then parish, Vision of Glory Church, he presents “Christ’s Say-So”. From June 26, 1988. Pastor Lee starts out his message by naming practically every possible fear we could have. But then playing off the old cliché, “who says so?” he reminds us that we have nothing to fear because…
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25. Unless The Lord Builds
In April 1988 Pastor Evenson’s parish, Vision of Glory Lutheran Church was faced with the decision of building an addition to their church facility. Pastor Lee spent that Sunday teaching them the best way to make this type of important decision. And it is 100% applicable in each and everyone’s life, no matter what the circumstance.…
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24. Who’s In Charge Here?
Who’s in charge here?” A sermon behind it on who is really in charge of our lives. We hope this sermon has you thinking about who really is in charge. And perhaps who should be in charge. We are going to bet that every time you see a thermostat you may be reminded of this message after…